Women-only spaces

The Thesmophoria (, from θεσμός (divine law) and φόρος (carrier, bearer)) was an ancient Greek religious festival, held in honour of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone. It was held annually, mostly around the time that seeds were sown in late autumn – though in some places it was associated with the harvest instead – and celebrated human and agricultural fertility. The festival was one of the most widely celebrated in the Greek world. It was restricted to adult women, and the rites practiced during the festival were kept secret. The most extensive sources on the festival are a com

party held for a woman who is about to get married

human settlement

passenger railway cars intended for women only

exclusive area for women

parking space reserved for women

school in Herat, Afghanistan

Intentional community organised by lesbian separatists

room providing privacy for breastfeeding or pumping milk

feminist music festival

pair of Victorian villas in Manchester, England repurposed as a women-only space and museum

alternative to normal auto rickshaws for women passengers in some cities of India

separatist lesbian community